Maintenance - Epson Stylus Color 640 Service Manual

EPSON Stylus Color 440/640/740
5.2.2.3 Initial Ink Charge Operation
There is no ink charged in the ink path of a spare printhead and printer
mechanism. Therefore, after you replaced any of the following units,
perform initial ink charge and return the printer after making sure that
ink is ejected correctly from the printhead.


After replacing the printer mechanism


After replacing or removing the printhead
1. Enter the main menu. (Refer to Section 5.2.2.2.)
2. In the main menu (Figure 5-7), select Maintenance using the Up/
Down arrow key, and the Maintenance Menu below appears.
Figure 5-12. Maintenance Menu of the Program
Chapter 5 Adjustment
3. By using the Up/Down arrow key, select Ink Charge Flag Reset in
the maintenance menu (Figure 5-12), and the Initial Ink Charge
Menu below appears.
Figure 5-13. Initial Ink Charge Menu
Before you set the initial ink charge flag, replace the
installed cartridges with new ones, because the ink
amount used for the initial ink charge operation is so
large.
4. Press the Enter key while the reverse cursor is indicating Yes.
5. Turn off the printer and back on after 10 seconds, and the printer
automatically enters the initial ink charge sequence.
(It takes 90 seconds for this operation to complete the whole
sequence.)
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